Dalton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title, Authority and Purpose
§ 350-1 Title.
This bylaw shall be known as the "Zoning By-Law of the Town of Dalton, Massachusetts," hereinafter referred to as "this bylaw."
§ 350-2 Authority.
This bylaw is adopted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Laws as amended to regulate the use of land, buildings and structures to the full extent of the independent constitutional powers of municipalities.
§ 350-3 Purpose.
The purpose of this bylaw is to achieve greater implementation of the powers granted to the municipalities under Article 89 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth in the general interests of public health, safety and welfare, including, but not limited to, the following objectives:
A.
To prevent overcrowding of land, to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers, to conserve health, and to lessen congestion in the streets;
B.
To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water supply, drainage, sewerage, schools, parks, open space and other public requirements;
C.
To conserve the value of land and buildings including the conservation of natural resources and the prevention of blight and pollution of the environment;
D.
To preserve and increase amenities by the promulgation of regulations designed to:
(1)
Protect the Town's significant environmental features such as: floodplains and flood-prone areas, wetlands, groundwater recharge areas, Housatonic River, brooks, ponds, water resources, woodlands, areas of scenic beauty, and sites and structures of historic importance;
(2)
Preserve the natural, scenic and aesthetic qualities of the community;
(3)
Minimize the adverse effects of development on the Town's unique environmental and historic features;
(4)
Further the objectives of the Town's Master Plan and the comprehensive plan of the Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission;
(5)
Employ cooperatively the various measures taken by the Town's agencies, under diverse legislative authority, including the State Sanitary Code, Wetlands Protections Act, Subdivision Control Law and the State Building Code,[1] for the protection and enhancement of the Town's existing small-town character, open spaces, low density of population, and in the interests of the Town's orderly growth at deliberate pace.
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Editor's Note: See MGL c. 111, § 127A; MGL c. 131, § § 40 and 40A; MGL c. 41, §§ 81K to 81GG; MGL c. 143, § 3A, respectively.